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Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Jeremiah 30:1-24
The LORD asks Jeremiah to write down all His words in a book. The generations which follow will be able to refer to it, and we also have that privilege. We no longer have prophets or apostles amongst us to teach us, but God has taken care to preserve His written Word for us, the only source of truth for our souls.
Through the Scriptures Israel will receive promises and consolation in the midst of their worst distress.
In v.11 both the holiness and goodness of God stand out. "I will not leave thee altogether unpunished," He says. The holy God can in no way pass over evil. He owes it to Himself to correct His own. But the God of love does it "in measure", without striking a single blow more than is necessary (see also Jeremiah 10:24; Jeremiah 46:28). Jeremiah 31:18-19 show us the effect of this wholesome correction (1 Corinthians 11:32). At the same time one senses, in reading vv. 18-22, how much God enjoys the thought of healing and re-establishing His people.
"Who is this that engaged his heart?", the LORD asks (v. 21). What about us? Are we Christians of conformism and habit? Or are our hearts really engaged for the Lord?
